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W, R. PARSONS.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1907.

928,881. Patented July 20, 1909. 8

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PATENT @Fhlltc WIXbLUW R. liilif tlYS. Oi i HILL-USU. ll.l lXOlS, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST (TOUR \NY, TRUSTEE, Ol CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATlON OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WmsLow R. PAnsoNs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Qhicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

his invention relates to improvements in boxes having hinged at one side a cover of a depth adapted to operate as a reoept-acle'and holder for a portion of the contents of the box structure as a whole and which for example is the common practice in boxes used for sewing machine attachments and other arti- 1 cles of weight.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box, embodying theinvention, with the cover closed. Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the same through one of the hinges with the box closed. Fig. 3, a similar view with the box open. I Fig. 4 a detail sectionalview of the box showing an enlarged view of one of the hinge connections viewed from the outside of the box. as it a pears internall of the box.

Simii same parts in the several figures of the drawm'g. r

6 indicates the body of a box and 7, a cover therefor, which as shown is of less depth than the body, but may be of t e same depth and as shown has the same lateral and length-' wise dimensions, so that when telescoped u on the box their sides will be in the same p ane and to which end the upper edge of the eyes 13 for the reception of a wire or 0 her,

pivot 14. The outward extension 12 and eye 13 of the cover referably correspond in length with the distance betweenthe outward projections 1'1, 11 of the body and the length of the wire to the distance between the outward ends of the projections 11, 11 so that the wire maybe passed through theeye relative to the box body.

Fig. 5, a similar view of the hinge ar characters 0 reference indicate the of the cover from the inside of the box, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5 and thereafter be held against end-wise movement by the extreme ends of the internal sides of the projections 11, ,11 and be thereby confined against accidental detachment, and the cover will be held against an endwise movement V\ hen designed for use for sewing machine attachments and other articles of considerable weight, the body of the box and. the cover are preferably formed of sheet metal and when so'forrned or from paste-board, tuo slits 15, 15 (see Fig. '5) are first cut through the side of the box and the metal is pressed to formv the inwardly projecting recess 10 and outwardly projecting recess 11, 11, v hile on'the other hand the blank for the cover is so cut as to form the projection or tongue 12, subsequently bent to form the eye 13 but it .v ill be no departure from the spirit of my invention to have the tongue and eye formed of a separate piece subsequently attached to the cover.

lhe inwardly recessed edge of the box and the shoulder are preferably formed by compression but may consist'of a separate narrow stri subsequently secured to the inner face of t ebox by any suitable means, as for example by soldering or riveting when the In this connection it should.

boxis of metal. be observed that my invention provides for a hinge connection between the body and cover of a box of such a character that its use is not limited to boxes in-which the cover is of less de th than the body of the-box for on the other hand when both of these the same depth, their .open and c osed positions will in operation remain the same as when the cover is of less depth than-the body, as shown in the drawings, nor .is my invention limited to having the eye 13 of a length corresponding with the distance between the'projections-lL ll although b having it of such ength, a lon itudinal shi ting movement of the boxand t e cover with reference to each other is prevented and the strain upon the several parts reduced to a minimum.

Among the advantages attributable to my invention as compared with prior hinged covered boxes, are that when the box is open and resting on a table or otherplain surface, there is absolutely no strain upon the pivot due to arts have the weight of the contents of the box, however great that weight maybe; that the g hinges resent no unsightly appearance and particu arly projections either inwardly or outwardly, liable to injury, but on the other ling the box. Again a hinged connection embodying my. invention is of a character which permits it to be formed in its entirety, except as to the pivotpin, by die work, the

cheapest possible means by which a box can be constructed and in such a manner that no soldering is required and that the leaves of the hinge serve to maintain their pivotin in its operative position and against acci ental detachment, without any additional means therefor, and a hinged box and cover may be thereby produced which, when it has one or the other of its members recessed to telescope in such a manner with the outer faces of both, may. be in the same line and which will perfectly register with each other in both opening and closing and not injure or bind at an point. 7

11 using a box of the character described for holding sewing machine attachments itis a usual practice, 1n 'pacl :ing the attachments compactly and securely and in such a manner that they will not rattle about in transportation, to provide means for removably securing a part'of the various attachments to the-inside of the body of the box and apart to 'the' inside of the cover thereof, thus weighting the cover considerabl For this reason it is necessary that the hingeconnection of the-cover with thebody of the box should be a strong and substantial one, and it is desirable to provide means for avoiding undue strain on the hinge. A strong hinge connection of the cover with the body of the box is afforded by providing two se arated hinges near the ends of the box, ass own in Fig. 1; and undue strain of the hinges, owing to the weighted cover, is avoided by the construction which permits the cover, when fully open, to rest at one side againsta side of the body of the box, as also to rest, at its inverted top, on the same surface as that on which the box'rests, as will be understood from Fig. 3; the'inverted top of the open cover being on a level, or practically so, with the bottom of the body of the box. The factthat the top of the cover, when the latter isfull 0 en,

is on a level, or practically so, with t 1e ottom of the body of the box, is due toa peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts. To secure this result it is necessary that the depthor height of the cover should be equal, or approximately so, to the distancevbetween the pivotal hinge point, at the pivot pins 14, and the bottom of the body of the box, and which pivotal or hin e point is located below the encircling shoul er or stop 9 at'the base of the inset or contracted portion 8 at the top of the ,body portion of the box, and which contracted portion or inset permitsthe cover, when closed, to be flush with the outer surface of the body of the box.

Having described ,my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: a

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a box comprising a body portion having an inset around its top and an encircling shoulder at the base of said inset, said box also comprising a cover having a hinged connection with said body portion at a pivotal point l which is below said shoulder and which hinged connection is of such construction as to permit said cover, when fully opened, to rest at one side against one side of said body portion, the said cover bein of a height or depth equal, or ap roxiniately so, to the distance between sald pivotal point and the bottom of said body portion of the box whereby said cover, when fully o Jened, is ad ted to rest on thesurface whic 1 sup orts t is box.

2. As an improved article 0 manufacture, a box comprising a body portion, having an inset around its top and an encircling shoulder at the base of said inset, inward projections below said shoulder separated from each other and located near the opposite ends of the box, said projections afi'ording recesses, and outward projections also below said shoulder and located at the ends of and in line with said inward projections, said box also comprising a cover 0 osely fitting said inset and provided at one side with eyes registerin'g with and-fitting within said inward projections, and'pivot or hinge pins inclosed within said inward and outwan projections and said eyes; whereby, when said cover is closed said cover will be flush with the outer surface of the body of the box and when open will rest at one side against one side of the said body of the box,

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afiixed my seal, this 29th day of March A. D, 1907. v

WINSLQVV R. PARSONS.

Witnesses:

JNo. G. ELLIOTT, M. S. REEDER. 

